Aroma 15
1 Na rĩrĩ, ithuĩ arĩa tũrĩ na hinya-rĩ, twagĩrĩirwo nĩgũkuuanagĩra na arĩa matarĩ na hinya maũndũ mao ma ũhinyaru na to gwĩkenagia ithuĩ ene.
Those of us who are spiritually strong ought to support those who are spiritually weak. We shouldn't just please ourselves.
2 O ũmwe witũ nĩagĩrĩirwo nĩgũkenia mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ nĩ ũndũ wa maũndũ make mega, nĩgeetha ongererwo hinya.
We should all encourage others to do what's morally right, building them up.
3 Nĩgũkorwo o na Kristũ ndekenirie we mwene, no o ta ũrĩa kwandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ: “Irumi cia arĩa makũrumaga nĩ niĩ ciagwĩrĩire.”
Christ didn't live to please himself, but as Scripture says of him, “The insults of those who abused you have fallen on me.”
4 Nĩgũkorwo maũndũ mothe marĩa maandĩkirwo tene maandĩkirwo marĩ ma gũtũruta, nĩgeetha tũgĩage na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro nĩ ũndũ wa gũkirĩrĩria na kũũmĩrĩrio nĩ Maandĩko macio.
These Scriptures were written down in the past to help us understand, and to encourage us so that we could wait patiently in hope.
5 Ngai ũrĩa ũheanaga ũkirĩrĩria na ũũmanĩrĩria aromũhe roho wa ũiguano o mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ rĩrĩa mũkũrũmĩrĩra Kristũ Jesũ,
May the God who gives patience and encouragement help you to be in full agreement among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus,
6 nĩgeetha mũgoocithagie Ngai o we Ithe wa Mwathani witũ Jesũ Kristũ mũrĩ na ngoro ĩmwe na mũgambo ũmwe.
so that you can with one mind and with one voice together glorify God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
7 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, o mũndũ nĩagĩĩtĩkagĩre ũrĩa ũngĩ, o ta ũrĩa mwetĩkĩrirwo nĩ Kristũ, nĩgeetha Ngai agoocagwo.
So accept one another, just as Christ accepted you, and give God the glory.
8 Nĩgũkorwo ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, Kristũ okire arĩ ndungata ya Ayahudi nĩ ũndũ wa ũhoro wa ma wa Ngai, nĩguo ahingie ciĩranĩro iria cierĩirwo maithe maitũ ma tene,
I maintain that Christ came as a servant to the Jews to show God tells the truth, keeping the promises he made to their forefathers.
9 nĩgeetha andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ magoocithagie Ngai nĩ ũndũ wa tha ciake, ta ũrĩa kwandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ: “Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩngũkũgooca ndĩ gatagatĩ ka ndũrĩrĩ; nĩndĩrĩinaga nyĩmbo cia kũgooca rĩĩtwa rĩaku.”
He also came that foreigners could praise God for his mercy, as Scripture says, “Therefore I will praise you among the foreigners; I will sing praises to your name.”
10 Ningĩ nĩ kwĩrĩtwo atĩrĩ: “Kenai, inyuĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ, mũrĩ hamwe na andũ ake.”
And also: “Foreigners, celebrate with his people!”
11 Na ningĩ nĩ kwĩrĩtwo atĩrĩ, “Goocai Mwathani, inyuĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ othe, na mũmũinĩre nyĩmbo cia kũmũgooca, inyuĩ andũ othe.”
And again: “All you foreigners, praise the Lord, let all peoples praise him.”
12 O na ningĩ, Isaia nĩoigĩte atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũrĩa wĩtagwo Mũri wa Jesii nĩagooka, o we ũrĩa ũkaarahũka atuĩke wa gwatha ndũrĩrĩ, nao andũ-acio-a-Ndũrĩrĩ nĩmakaagĩa na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro thĩinĩ wake.”
And again, Isaiah says, “Jesse's descendant will come to rule the nations, and foreigners will put their hope in him.”
13 Na rĩrĩ, Ngai ũrĩa arĩ we mwĩhoko witũ aromũiyũria na gĩkeno gĩothe na thayũ tondũ wa ũrĩa mũmwĩhokete, nĩgeetha mũkĩrĩrĩrie kũgĩa na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro nĩ ũndũ wa hinya wa Roho Mũtheru.
May the God of hope completely fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you will overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit!
14 Ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, niĩ mwene nĩnjĩtĩkĩrĩte atĩ inyuĩ ene nĩmũiyũrĩtwo nĩ wega, na nĩ mũrĩ na ũmenyo mũiganu, o na mũkahota gũtaarana inyuĩ ene.
I'm convinced that you, my brothers and sisters, are full of goodness, and that you are filled with every kind of knowledge, so you are well able to teach one another.
15 Ndĩmwandĩkĩire ũndũ ũyũ ndĩ na ũũmĩrĩru mũingĩ ngĩmwĩra maũndũ mamwe, taarĩ kũmũririkania maũndũ macio rĩngĩ, nĩ ũndũ wa wega ũrĩa Ngai aaheire,
I've been blunt in the way I have written to you about some of these things, but this is just to remind you. For God gave me grace
16 nĩguo nduĩke mũtungatĩri wa Kristũ Jesũ kũrĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ, ndutage wĩra wa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai wa kũhunjagia Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega wa Ngai, nĩgeetha andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ magaatuĩka igongona rĩĩtĩkĩrĩku nĩ Ngai, o rĩrĩa rĩtherie nĩ Roho Mũtheru.
to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the foreigners, like a priest sharing God's good news, so that they could become an acceptable offering, made holy by the Holy Spirit.
17 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩngwĩraha thĩinĩ wa Kristũ Jesũ nĩ ũndũ wa ũtungata wakwa ngĩtungatĩra Ngai.
So even though I have something to boast about because of my service for God,
18 Ndikũgeria kwaria ũndũ o na ũrĩkũ tiga o ũrĩa Kristũ ahingĩtie na ũndũ wakwa harĩ ũhoro wa gũtongoria andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ ũhoro-inĩ wa gwathĩkĩra Ngai, nĩ ũndũ wakwa kũheana ũhoro na maũndũ marĩa mekirwo,
(I wouldn't dare talk about any of this except as Christ has done it through me), I have led foreigners to obedience through my teaching and demonstration,
19 na ũndũ wa hinya ũrĩa watũmaga kũringwo ciama na kuonwo morirũ, tondũ wa hinya wa Roho Mũtheru. Na nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo kuuma Jerusalemu kũrigiicũka nginya Iluriko, nĩhunjĩtie biũ Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega wa Kristũ.
through the power of signs and miracles done with the Holy Spirit's power. From Jerusalem all the way over to Illyricum, everywhere I've shared fully the good news of Christ.
20 Na rĩrĩ, ndũire ndĩĩrirĩirie kũhunjia Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega kũrĩa Kristũ atamenyekete, nĩgeetha ndikanatuĩke wa gwaka igũrũ rĩa mũthingi wakĩtwo nĩ mũndũ ũngĩ.
In fact I was keen to spread the good news in places that hadn't heard the name of Christ, so that I wouldn't be building on what others have done.
21 No rĩrĩ, nĩgũtuĩke o ta ũrĩa kwandĩkĩtwo, atĩrĩ: “Arĩa matarĩ meerwo ũhoro wake nĩo makaawona, na arĩa matarĩ maigua nĩo magaataũkĩrwo nĩguo.”
As Scripture says, “Those who haven't been told the good news will discover him, and those who haven't heard will understand.”
22 Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩtũmi kĩrĩa kĩanagiria mahinda maingĩ njũke kũu kwanyu.
That's why I was prevented so many times from coming to see you.
23 No rĩu, tondũ hatirĩ handũ hangĩ ingĩruta wĩra ngʼongo-inĩ ici, na tondũ mĩaka mĩingĩ nĩngoretwo ngĩĩrirĩria kũmuona-rĩ,
But now, as there's nowhere left here to work, and since I've looked forward to visiting you for many years,
24 nĩndĩrabanga gwĩka ũguo ngĩthiĩ Sipania. Nĩndĩrehoka gũkaamũceerera ngĩhĩtũkĩra kũu kwanyu, na atĩ nĩmũkandeithĩrĩria gũthiĩ rũgendo rũu, thuutha wa gũkenanĩra na inyuĩ ihinda inini.
when I go to Spain I hope to see you when I pass through. Maybe you can give me some help for my journey once we've enjoyed some time together.
25 No rĩu ndĩ rũgendo-inĩ ngĩthiĩ Jerusalemu ngatungatĩre andũ arĩa aamũre marĩ kũu.
At the moment I'm on my way to Jerusalem to help the believers there,
26 Nĩgũkorwo andũ a Makedonia na a Akaia nĩmoonire arĩ wega kũhotha nĩguo mateithie andũ arĩa athĩĩni a thiritũ ya andũ arĩa aamũre kũu Jerusalemu.
because the believers in Macedonia and Achaia thought it was a good idea to send a contribution to the poor among the believers in Jerusalem.
27 Ũguo nĩguo moonire kwagĩrĩire, na ti-itherũ nĩ marĩ na thiirĩ wa andũ acio. Tondũ wa rĩĩrĩ, angĩkorwo andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ nĩmagwatanĩire na Ayahudi irathimo cia kĩĩroho-rĩ, o nao marĩ na thiirĩ kũrĩ Ayahudi wa kũmatungatĩra na indo iria marathimĩtwo nacio.
They were happy to do this because they're in their debt. Now that foreigners are sharing their spiritual benefits, they owe it to the Jewish believers to help them in material things.
28 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ndaarĩkia kũruta wĩra ũcio, na menye wega atĩ maciaro macio nĩ marĩkia kwamũkĩrwo-rĩ, hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩngamũceerera ngĩthiĩ Sipania.
So once I've done this, and have safely delivered this contribution to them, I'll visit you on my way to Spain.
29 Nĩnjũũĩ atĩ ngĩũkĩra kũu kwanyu, ngaakorwo njiyũrĩrĩirwo nĩ irathimo cia Kristũ.
I know that when I come, Christ will give us his full blessing.
30 Ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, nĩndamũthaitha nĩ ũndũ wa Mwathani witũ Jesũ Kristũ na nĩ ũndũ wa wendani ũrĩa tũheetwo nĩ Roho, atĩ mũnyiitanĩre na niĩ kĩgiano-inĩ gĩakwa na ũndũ wa kũhooya Ngai nĩ ũndũ wakwa.
I want to encourage you, my brothers and sisters through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join together in praying hard for me.
31 Hooyai nĩgeetha ngaahonokio kuuma kũrĩ andũ arĩa matetĩkĩtie a kũu Judea, na ningĩ atĩ ũtungata wakwa kũu Jerusalemu ũgetĩkĩrĩka nĩ andũ arĩa aamũre akuo,
Pray that I may be kept safe from the unbelievers in Judea. Pray that my work in Jerusalem will be welcomed by the believers there.
32 nĩgeetha ngooka kũrĩ inyuĩ ngenete, Ngai enda, na tũcanjamũke tũrĩ hamwe.
Pray that I will come to you with gladness, as God wills, so we can enjoy one another's company.
33 Ngai mwene thayũ aroikara hamwe na inyuĩ inyuothe. Ameni.
May the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
